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Harold A. Evans,.lFaii-haven, Mass, or to Coreve Corporation, Fall-haven, Mass a corporation of Massachusetts Application August It, lMLSerial No. 406,889

21 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for continuously coating and/or permeating sheets.

In the prior art where it has been desired to coat fabrics, or other materials in sheet form.

calendering machines or spreading machines have been hithereto employed which merely "literally coated said sheet or applied a layer of material thereto without said layer permeating the sheet to any appreciable extent. when it has been desired to thoroughly permeate a fabric 7, sheet with a liquid material, so called impregnating machines have been employed in which the fabrics have been soaked in the material and the excess removed therefrom.

An object of my invention is to provide a mamovable therefrom as the surface coatings of the prior art have been. v I

A further object of my invention is to provide a machine which will either coat and/or permeate the fabric with a continuous sheet of material, with spaced aligned stripes of material or with intermittent areas of material.

A further. object of my invention is to provide a machine capable of providing such a coated permeated sheet whichwill project at an even height throughout the surface of said sheet and in which said applied material will project above the surface in compact'formation.

while lflyinvention may be employed to coat or permeate any type of a continuous sheet with suitable material, itis particularly adapted for with adhesive material. While any type of adhesive material may be employed which will set to its desired permanent position, such as a thermoplastic which changes from liquid to semi-solid or solid form, my invention is particularly adapted for use in applying a soluble adhesive dissolved in a suitable solvent, which solvent may be later removed to provide a purely pressure sensitive adhesive on the sheet.

I am aware that in the prior art attempts have been made to coat and/or permeate a continuous I have found that if the edges oi such a sheet have 'any tendency to curl and turn over that it is impossible to prevent such curling or turning over on passage of such a sheet between two stationary parts. An object of my invention, therefore, is to provide a novel type of machine having a continuously rotatable cylindrical surface and a pivotally mounted stationary part bearing against said surface, and I have discovered that with such a machine, this tendency of the edges of such a treated sheet to curl and turn over is overcome, to continuously provide a suitably coated and/or permeated flat sheet.

My improved machine is particularly designed for treating bias-cut fabrics. Attempts have been made to coat and/or permeate bias-cut fabrics between two rollers or two other movable parts. Such attempts have not proved practical as the nip betweenthe rolls will tend to bite the filling of the fabric and cause it to move diagonally along the lines of warp threads and hence sway laterally between the rolls, either-running ofi of the machine or providing an impractical finished sheet. mploylns my machine with a continuously rotating cylinder and a stationary fountain pivotally held against it, I am able to provide a machine in which the fountain itself.

will positively function as an ironer to positively hold the fabric against any lateral sway for bias use in coating and/or permeating such a sheet sheet by passing it between two stationary parts. $5

or non-bias fabrics.

1 preferably so construct the lower ironing surface of my improved fountain that a coating passageway 0r slot for forming a coatin in sheet or strip formation between the lower end of the fountain and the rotating cylinder may be provided. I have also discovered that if the rotatin sired to feed the coated or permeated material through the fountain under fluid, preferably gaseous pressure, the pivotable weight of the fountain pivoting against the Dad positively provid- I ing a sealaround the edges thereof to prevent any bleeding of the liquid material applied through the fountain, and in order to positively insure that there will be no bleeding, I preferably provide an adjustable weight to be added to the fountain to increase the gravity pressure against the pad, thereby providing a sealing ans greater than any amount of fluid pressure which may be applied to coat-and/or permeate the continuous treated sheet, causing said fountain to positively function at all times as a damming means. I have discovered that with this construction and a distinct amount of fluid pressure, that plastic material may not only be applied to the sheet as a covering, but that it, also may at least partially permeat the sheet. I

I have discovered, however, that the tendency of the machine to permeate the material within the sheet may be increased by providing a slot betweenthe cylinder pad and fountain of progressively decreasing height so as to compact the applied layer and force it inwardly of the treated sheet, causing it to at least'p'artially permeate said sheet to positively interlock under the threads of the fibers thereof to apply a coated layer to said fabric substantially impossible to remove, and also provide a permeated layer in sheet or'strip formation, which composite layer may be provided in a single run through my improved machine. I am thus able to Provide a machine which will provide a desirable coated and/or permeated layer with a single run ofthe' sheet to be treated through the machine applying a single layer thereto, as against successive coats formerly necessary to produce the same results onsuccessive passages of the treated sheet through any standard type of spreading machine. A further object of my ivention is to provide a machine which alternatively provide a layer in sheet or stripe formation, and which may be so modified as to produce intermittent areas of material on the treated sheet, whether intermittent strips, sheets, dots, or otherwise.

, Further features of my invention relate to improvements in the particular structure of the Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic perspective view showing the embodiment of combination fountain and ironer I employ in the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. -8.

Figs. and 11 are vertical sectional views taken through said combination fountain and ironer, with the structure shown in Fig. 11 being modified to produce a surface sheet of less thickness than the structure shown in Fig. 10 or to produce a total permeation of the fabric.

Fig. 12 is a transverse vertical sectional view."

, taken through an end of the combination founfountain and feed s hoe I preferably employ, as

well as the other novel structural features of the machine.

These and such other objects of my invention as may hereinafter appear will be best understood from a description of the accompanying drawings which illustrate various embodiments of my invention modified to produce commercial or surgical tape, and illustrate various types of articles which maybe readily produced by my invention. I

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic side elevation of an embodiment of my inventio particularly adapted to produce surgical tape having spaced stripes of adhesive on the surface thereof in use, with portions of said spaced stripes of adhesive at least partially permeating said tape fabric if desired.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan view of the embodiment of my invention shown in Fig. 1 in use.

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic end view of the embodiment of my invention shown in Fig, 1, with portions of the liquid adhesive container broken away, not in use.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged diagrammatic side elevation illustrating how in use the pivotally mounted stationary combination fountain and ironer shown in section positively abuts the surface of the rotatable pad cylinder.

. Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are respectively a diagrammatic side elevation in use, a diagrammatic plan view in use, a diagrammatic end elevation not in use and a diagrammatic enlarged side elevation in use identical to Figs. 1-4 of an embodimentof my invention particularly adapted to coat commercial adhesive'tape with a continuous adhesive sheet.

tain and ironer shown in Fig, 9.

Fig. 13 is a fro'nt elevation and Fig. 14 a reverse plan view of the feed shoe I employ in the combination fountain and ironer employed in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-4.

Fig. 15 is an end elevation and Fig. 16 a-reverse plan view of the feed shoe I employ in the combination fountain and ironer employed in the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 5-8.

Fig. 17 is a partial front elevation of the valve shaft I may employ in the combination fountain and ironer of either embodiment.

Fig. 18 is a partial front elevation illustratin an alternative type of valve shaft I may employ in the combination fountain and ironer of either embodiment which may be continuously rotated in use to provide an intermittent feed to provide longitudinally spaced areas of plastic material on the sheet treated.

Figs. 19-47 illustrate various types of continuous sheets which may be coated or permeated by my improved machine.

Figs. 19-25 illustrate an air-pervious surgical tape comprising non-bias woven fabric-coated and permeated with spaced stripes by my-improved machine and having the edges thereof pretreated against'unraveling, Fig. 19 being a perspective view illustrating a roll of such surgical tape and showing a portion of the inner surface thereof; Fig. 20 being a perspective view of a roll of such surgical tape and showing a portion of the outer surface thereof; Fig. 21

' being a diagrammatic sectional View showin the tape pretreated with my machine to provide latex stripes to prevent the edges from unraveli'ng after a sheet of substantial width is cut to the desired tape widths shown; Fig. 22 being a sectional view similar to Fig. 21 but showing the actual threads so permeated with stripes of latex; Fig. 23 being a sectional view of the fabric shown in Fig. 22 after it has been again treated with my machine to superimpose stripes of ad: hesive thereon; Fig. 24 being a diagrammatic sectional view of an embodiment of completed tape showing the adhesive stripes partially permeated through the threads of the tape; and F1 25 being a diagrammatic view of an embodimen of completed tape showing the adhesive stripes I stripes by my improved machine, Fig. 26 beinga perspective view illustrating 'a roll of such surgical tape and showing a portion of the inner surface thereof; Fig. 27 being a perspective view of a roll of such surgical tape and showinga portion of the outer surface thereof; Fig.' 28 being a diagrammatic sectional view of an embodiment of surgical tape showing the adhesive stripes partially permeating the fabric; Fig. 29

being a sectional view similarto Fig. 28 but show-- ing the actual threads so partially permeated with stripes of adhesive; Fig. 30 being a diagrammatic sectional view of an embodiment of completed tape showing the adhesive stripes on the surface thereofand stripes integral therewith completely permeating the fabric; and Fig. 31 being a sectional view similar to Fig. 30 but showing the actual threads so permeated with the adhesive stripes. I

Figs. 32-37 illustrate a commercial tape comprising woven fabric cut on the bias, coated and permeated with an adhesive sheet by my improved machine; Fig. 32 being a perspective view illustrating a roll of such commercial tape and showing a portion of the inner surface thereof; Fig. 33 being a perspective view of a roll of 'such commercial tape and showing a portion of the outer surface thereof; Fig. 34 being a diagrammatic sectional view of an embodiment of commercial tape showing the adhesive sheet partially permeating the fabric; Fig. 35 being a sectional view similar to Fig. 34 but showing the actual threads so partially permeated with a sheet of adhesive; Fig. 36 being a diagrammatic erably of greater width than the sheet 58 to be.

treated resting on said pad cylinder 52 to compress the sheet 58 to be coated passing over said pad cylinder 52, against said pad cylinder 52. I provide means to positively rotate said pad cylinder 52. Said combination fountain and ironer 54 compressing said sheet 58 against said pad cylinder 52 provides a drive and feed nip 14 for feeding said sheet between the relatively stationary fountain and ironer 54 and said pad cylinder 52. Said fountain 54 is provided with suitable feeding means 60 on the lower surface thereof providing passageway means 62 or 62' sectional view of an embodiment of completed tape showing an adhesive sheet on the surface thereof and an adhesive sheet integral therewith completely permeating the fabric; and Fig. 37 being a sectional view similar to Fig. 36 but show-.

ing the actual threads so permeated with the adhesive sheet. I

Figs. 38-43. illustrate a gauze bandage coated and permeated in longitudinally spaced areas throughout the area thereof by my improved machine, Fig. 38 being a perspective view illustrating a roll of such gauze bandage and showing a portion of the inner surface thereof; Fig. 39

being a perspective view of a roll of such gauze bandage and showing a portion of the outer surface thereof 1 Fig. 40 being a diagrammatic sectional view of an embodiment of gauze bandembodiment of gauze bandage showing the ad hesive areas or dots on the surface thereof and areas or dots integral therewith completely permeating the fabric; and Fig. 43 being a sectional view similar to Fig. 42, but showing the actual threads so permeated with the adhesive areas or dots.

Figs. 4446 illustrate a stretchable creped parchmentized paper coated with an adhesive sheet by my improved machine, Fig. 44 being a perspective view illustrating a roll of such a creped parchmentized paper and showing a portion of the inner surface thereof; Fig. 45 being a. perspective view of a roll of such crepe parchmentized paper and showing a portion of the outer surface thereof; Fig. 46 being a sectional view therethrough; and Fig. 47 being a sectional view through such a more intensively creped paper in which the continuous sheet of adhesive is broken at intervals by the creped mounds, thereby providing an intermittent coat.

In the drawings, wherein like characters of reference generally indicate like marts throughout, 5i? generally indicates a machine for conextending a distance longitudinally of said sheet 58 preferably of progressively decreasing height as at 63 or 63' to feed a layer of adhesive in sheet formation 64' or stripe formation 64 on said sheet 58 passing thereunder.

I also provide means to supply and adjust a supplemental weight 66 to the fountain to urge said feeding means 60 of the fountain 54 in damming relationship against the resilient surface 56 of said pad cylinder 52 and to provide a positive drive nip Hi. It is obvious that the weight of the fountain 54 and the supplemental weight 66 functioning against the pad cylinder 52 continuously prevents any bleeding of the layer of adhesive on said sheet 58. I also provide means to supply liquid adhesive or other liquid plastic material. 68 to said feeding means 60 under adjustably variable gaseous fluid pressure. Suitable sheet supply means such as the roll Ill is provided in front of said nip lit. Suitable means 12 are provided to adjustably brake said sheet supply means to insure that the sheet will reach the passageway 52 or $2 in a taut unwrinkled condition; said braking means 72 and said positively. driven pad v cylinder-52 with the fountain 54 sealing the nip M between said fountain'and cylinder provide means to prestretch the fabric prior to the application of the liquid adhesive or other liquid plastic material thereto. I also provide sheet take up means it beyond said nip M and means to positively drive said sheet take up means at a greater mean peripheral speed than that of said pad cylinder 52 to impart, if desired, a sup-- plemental stretch to the sheet 58 between said nip i l and said sheet take up means 16.

As stated hitherto, my improved machine may be modified to form the layer of adhesive into a sheet a l or b i', spaced stripes M or intermittent areas 8d" at spaced intervals longitudinally of the sheet 58.

I have shown in- Figs. 1-4 a suitable type of machine for coating a layer comprising spaced stripes ti t on asheet of fabric58 which may comprise fabric suitable for surgical tape, such as fabricwhich may or may not be cut on the bias,

tinuously permeatably adhering plastic material,

preferably adhesive material to sheets, conbeing more stretchable if out on the bias with the individual feed shoe therefor being shown in Figs.

-13 and it. In the embodiment of my invention cut on the bias to be more stretchable if so desired and I-have shown in Figs. 9-12 a suitable fountain for use in this machine, with the individual feed shoe therefor being shown in Figs. 15 and 16. I will first describe in detail the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 1-4 for the manufacture of surgical tape, and then describe how the embodiment, of my invention shown in Figs. -8 differs therefrom.

In either embodiment, my improved machine .includes a suitable skeleton frame 'I'I having the usual legs "I8 depending therefrom for mounting on the floor. The sidewalls 80 of said frame are provided with suitable bearings 82 for mounting the shaft 84 of the rotatable pad cylinder BZ-thereon. The means to positively rotate said pad cylinder comprises the motor 86, driving by suitable means, such as the belt 88, the pulley 80 fast on the shaft 84 of said rotatable pad cylinder 52. The sheet supply roll may be suitably mounted on a shaft 92 supported on suit- -..able bearings 84 on the upper ends of suitable ,brackets 96. In the embodiment shown in Figs.

, 1-4, said brackets 98 are rigidly attached to each side of the fountain 54, and in the embodiment shown in Figs. 5-8, said brackets 96 project rigidly upwardly from the Side walls 80 of the frame.

. Suitable means 88 may be provided for axially adjusting the shaft 92 in said bearings 84 to accurately align the sheet ,58 with the nip I4.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-4, the

,means to adjustably brake said sheet supply means may comprise a flexible drag strap I00, attached to the fountain 54, overlying the roll of fabric III on said shaft 94 having afweight I02 on the lower .end thereof, divided into apluralityvof counter weights I04. It is apparent, therefore, that the braking effect may be adjustably variedby varying'the number of counterbeingsuitably mounted in bearings II2'on the rear end of an extension H4 projecting rearwardly from said frame Ill; and in the embodiment shown in Figs. 5-8 said reel E5 is mounted on the bearings M2 on a separate standard H6 independent of the frame Ill. The reel 86 comprisesa driven shaft H8 having'a suitable puiley I20 on one end thereof which may be driven by a suitable belt I22 from a suitable drive pulley I24 on the motor 86. The specific embodiment of reel I8 shown has the inwardly facing 'channel shaped'spokes I26 having the inwardly facing channels I28 therein. Suitable spacer rods I30 for supporting saidsheet 58 are adapted to be successively inserted within said channels I28 as the sheet 58 is wound thereon. The driven shaft H8 is provided with a suitable friction brake I32 which may slip toeprovide a uniform peripheral speed for the sheet 58 as the expanding effective periphery of the reel it caused by the successive insertion of spacing rods 930 as the fabric 58 is wound on the reel tends to increase'the speed of said sheet 58. The pulleys I20 and I24 are of a suitable size to drive the reel 16 at the desired speed despite its expanding periphery. Particularly where a bias fabric is employed as the sheet 58, the peripheral speed of the reel I6 is greater than that of the pad cylinder 52 to impart a supplemental stretch to the fabric between the nip "and said reel 16.

The embodiment shown in Figs. 1-4 adapted to lay the layer of adhesive or other plastic material comprising the spaced strips 64 on the fabric 58 has a different specific type of,combination fountain and ironer 54 from that shown in the embodiment shown in Figs." 5-8 wherein said layer comprises the sheet 64'. In both embodiments, however, said fountain 54 is provided with a pivot shaft I34 projecting transversely of the lower end thereof, the ends of which are suitably pivotally mounted on bearings I36 projecting upwardly from the side walls 800i the frame, and the means to supply an adjustably variable supplemental weight to the pivotally mounted fountain 54 to urge the feeding means 60 in damming relationship against the resilient surface 56 of said pad cylinder 52 and to provide a positive drive means is substantially identical in both embodiments. Said means comprises the weighted lever I38 pivotally mounted on a suitable pivot pin I on a flange I38 rigidly mountedon said fountain shaft I34, said pivot pin I40 being normally in front of said pivot shaft I34. A movable stop pin I42 is also mounted on said flange I39 in rear of said pivot shaft I34, and when said fountain 54 is pivoted to a position abutting said pad cylinder 52, said lever I38 is adapted to abut said stop pin I42 to urge said fountain 54 against said pad cylinder 52. The weight 66 is adjustably mounted longitudinally of said lever I38 to vary the leverage exerted thereby on the fountain 54 to vary the effective pivoting gravity weight of the fountain 54 and supplemental weight 68 against the pad cylinder 52 at, the nip 14." It is thus obvious that with this' construction, when it is desired to raise the fountain 54 away from the pad cylinder 52 for any reason, the lever I38'supporting the weight 66 is first raised away from the stop pin [42 which may then be pushed in, permitting the lever I38 to rest in a stationary position on the cylinder shaft 84 when the fountain 54 may be readily pivoted upwardly to a raised position away from said pad cylinder 52, as

shown in Figs. 2, 3, 6 and 7.

The combination fountain and ironer pivotally mounted as aforesaid is provided with a central liquid adhesive or other plastic material reservoir I44 having feed orifice means, in both embodiments providing a plurality of aligned feed orifices I46 projecting downwardly therefrom. The fountain 54 may also be provided with a valve shaft I48 extending transversely thereof below said reservoir I44. To intersect said orifice means I46, said shaft I48 15 provided with diametric hole means comprising a plurality of diametric holes I50 therein, movable into and out of alignment with said orifice means I46. As stated, in both embodiments,.said fountain 54 has feeding means 60 on the lower surface thereof providing passageway means 62 extending a dis tance longitudinally of said sheet 58 to feed a layer of adhesive or other plastic material in stripe formation 64 or in sheet formation 64' on said sheet 58 passing thereunder. If desired, a suitable handle I5I may be provided for said valve shaft I48. As stated, the particular species of feeding means 60-shown in both embodiments for feeding the layer in sheet or stripe formation comprises a separate shoe and will be later described.

As stated, -I provide means to supply liquid plastic material 68 to said reservoir I46 under adjustably variable gaseous fluid pressure, which means are similar in both-embodiments and will now be described. For this purpose I preferably employ a pressure cylinder I52 preferably having a removable cover I54. I also provide an "open container I56 having a removable shipping cover (not shown) containing the liquid plastic material 68, said container I56 being contained within said pressure cyli'nder I52. The cylinder cover I54 has the supply pipe I55 projecting therethrough extending substantially to the bottom of said container I56. Said pipe I58 is provided with the valve I60 therein operated by the turning handle I62-above said cover It. A flexible hose IM connects the upper end of said pipe I53 to said fountain reservoir Hid. In the embodiment shown, said flexible hose ltd is not connected directly to the reservoir Idd but is connected to the pipe I65 extending transversely above said fountain it, connected to and mounted on said fountain 54 by means of spaced rigid elbow pipe fittings I58 in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-4 and by the straight pipe fittings I68 in the embodiment shown in Figs. 5-8. To act as air cushions to transversely equalize the pressure, I suitably operatively connect a,plurality of suitably spaced air cushioning domes I by means of the pipe fittings III -to said pipe I66. I provide means capable of standing a high compression to detachably secure said pressure cylinder cover I 5d to said pressure cylinder I52, in the preferred embodiment shown, comprising the vertical tie rods Ilz having removable nuts II l on the up er end thereof.

I also supply a source of gaseous fluid under adjustable compression connected to said pressure cylinder I52 exterior of said container I55, in my preferred embodiments, comprising the air compressor IIt suitably driven by the motor I18 and discharging by means of the pipe Idt within the pressure cylinder I52 exterior 'of said container I5t. The pressure cylinder I52 is provided with'the pressure gauge I82 and an adjustable diaphragm valve regulator I8I is provided in the pipe ltd. It is thus obvious that fluid pressure compresses the liquid plastic material 68 downwardly within said container I55 and forces it upwardly through the pipe I58, the flexible hose Ittl, the pipe I65, and the couplings ltd to the liquid reservoir Md. The air domes I'll! are provided to catch air bubbles entrained with the liquid plastic material 55 as it is urged into the liquid reservoir I M, which is at all times maintained in a full position by the fluid pressure from the compressor I16. Said domes IlIl tend to catch individual air bubbles and maintain the pressure equally throughout the width of said Figs. 1-4 is adapted to lay spaced stripes 64 of plastic material on the sheet 58, as in embodiments of finished articles shown in Figs. 19-31 and the embodiment shown in Figs. 5-8, is

adapted to lay a single sheet 66' of plastic mate-' rial on said sheet 58 as in the embodiment of finished articleshown in Figs. 32-37. This variation is accomplished by variations in the shape of the feeding means 60, which in the embodiment shown comprises a detachable feed shoe I88 or M8 detachably securable to the lower end of said I fountain 54 in any suitable manner, such as by the cap screws leu. In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-4, 13 and 14, the feed shoe I88 is provided with a plurality of aligned liquid plastic material feeding and compacting grooves I92 on the lower surface thereof overlying said sheet 58, commencing substantially adjacent the center of the feed shoe I88 and discharging at their outlet ends I95 in the direction 01 movementof said pad 58. Said grooves I52 are of less cross-sectional area than that of the shoe orifices I95 discharging at the inlet ends IM of said grooves, said shoe reservoir IM. If desired, individual domes IIII I adjustably variable fluid pressure."

As stated hitherto, the embodiment shown in shown at 55, towards their outlet ends we to force said liquid plastic material in spaced stripes lid within said sheet 58 and to provide aligned spaced stripes 65 within said sheet and to provide aligned spaced stripes M of adhesive on the surface of said sheet odintegral'with said permeated spaced stripes t5.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 5-43 and Figs. 15 and 16, adapted to apply a sheet 5d of liquid plastic material to said continuous sheet 58, the feed shoe I88 is also detachably secured to the lower end of said fountain by the cap screws I90 and is provided on its lower surface with the centrally inset feed portion Zuni into which the lower ends of the shoe orifices lad aligned with the fountain orifices I46 discharge. I also provide an adjustable pressure plate 2a.: tapering downwardly to the outlet end I95 as at 53' to be of progressively-increasing height beyond said feed portion to provide theplastic material sheet discharge slot 62' of progressively decreasing height discharging in the direction or the pressure plate 202 may be adj ustably varied in any suitable manner, such as by mounting the dehred number of thin shims 2B5 underneath it even to a height to abut said pad cylinder 52 to provide an impregnating or permeating machine which will permeate the fabric without leaving a surface coat. The pressure plate 202 may be secured to the lower surface of said shoe I825 by means of the screws 208, said shims 206 where employed being provided with suitable holes for receiving said screws.-

As stated, I have provided a suitable rotatable valve shaft Idd having the handle I5I for bringing the orifices I50 thereof into and out of alignment with said orifices I46 to provide a shut-off valve for said fountain. If it be desired to apply intermittent longitudinally spaced areas of adhe sive or other plastic material 64 on said sheet 68,

- spring means 2H1 may be provided having one end thereof attached to said handle I5! and the other end thereofsecured to said fountain 54 to tial stretch between the feed roll II and the nip 64 of plastic material onto the sheet 58, I may mount suitable means, such as the spot campins 2 I 2, at predetermined adjustably spaced intervals adjacent the periphery of said pad cylinder 52 to rotate therewith to abut said valve shaft handle ll to rotate said valve shaft I48 to open said orifices i46-l95 for a predetermined time interval to feed predetermined lengths 64 of plastic material on each revolution of said pad cylinder 52, as shown in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-4.

If it be desired to provide continuously spacedstaggered areas 84" of plastic material throughout the length of said sheet 58, as in the embodiments of finished sheets shown in Figs. 38-43, as shown in Fig. 18, the alternate orifices I50 may be drilled at right angles to adjacent orifices I54 and the thus modified valve shaft I48 revolved continuously by means of mounting the drive pulley 2 l4 thereon which may be driven continuously by a belt 2! i driven by a suitable pulley 2 ll rotated by a suitable motor 220 to feed said liquid material 88 in equally spaced areas 84" on said sheet 58. I

If it be desired to apply a continuous sheet 64' of plastic material to the sheet 58, as inthe embodiment shown in Figs. 5-8, the reel I8 is suitably mounted in the standard 8 and the sheet supply means comprising a roll of sheet material I. is suitably mounted on its supporting brackets 86, the sheet 68 suitably threaded around the. pad cylinder 52 and led and affixed to a suitably spacing rod I30 of the reel It. The fountain 54 may then be pivoted from the open position shown in Figs. 6 and 'l to the closed position shown in Figs.

5 and 8, with the feeding means 60 thereof abutting the sheet 58 passing over said pad cylinder 52. The valve handle Iii may then be turned to permit the flow of fluid to the feeding means II and the valve handle I62 may be opened to permit the flow of liquid plastic material 88 to the reservoir I44. The diaphragm valve regulator "I is set to the desired amount of pressure and automatically controls the motor In in a manner not shown to run the air compressor I16 independent the pressure up to the'sset level. The lever ill may then be raised and the plug I42v inserted to hold said lever I bearing the. counter weight 8| in a raised position. When the pressure gauge registers the desired amount of pressure the drive motor 86 may be started which will positively drive the pad cylinder 62 and the reel 16, causing the sheet to be drawn from the supply means II and reeled up on the reel 16, the liquid and gravity pressure forcing the liquid plastic material I through the fountain 54, the feeding means 80 and the feed slot 62' to deposit it in a sheet 64' on the fabric, the feed slot 62' being of progressively decreasing height as at 63 and the fluid pressure will force the sheet 64 of liquid plastic material not only upon the surface of the fabric, but also to provide an integral sheet 85' permeated within braking means I! so adjusted as to cause an im- 14 in the'sheet it, and if desired the speed of the reel 16 may be adjusted relative-to the speed of the pad cylinder 52 as to provide a supplemental stretch in said sheet 58 between the nip [4 and.

ate the plastic material '4 within said sheet, the fluid pressure and gravity pressure may be progressively increased and the pressure plate at made of a height to abut the pad cylinder I2 to and gravity pressures are so adjusted as not to permeate the fabric with plastic material and the grooves or the lower edge of the pressure plate are not downwardly tapered as at I or 03'. I believe I am the first, however,.to provide a machine which will simultaneously in a single integral layer, coat and at least partially permeate the fabric with the same integral layer. The braking means 12 may be suitably varied by adjustment, of the adjusting screw Ill and the supplemental weight. applied to the fountain may-be varied by moving the weight 66 along the lever Ill. The fluid pressure may be varied by varying the setting of the diaphragm valve regulator ill. Should it be desired to coat a layer comprising evenly longitudinally spaced areas or dots on said fabric as in the embodiment shown in Figs. 38-43,- the pulley 2l4 is mounted on the shaft I48 and the supplemental motor 220 started to continuously rotate the shaft 448 for this purpose.

The embodiment shown in Figs. 1-4 is operated in exactly similar fashion, the coated or impregnated layer 84, however, in this instance, due to the construction of the fountain feed shoe Ill comprising spaced stripes .4. Variations in the braking means applied to the feed roll II in this instance, however, are made by varying the number of the counter weights I. If it bedesired to apply the coating in longitudinally spaced areas 64". the spring Mil may be attached to the handle Iii and the cam pins 2i! mounted at spaced intervals adjacent the periphery of the pad cylinder 5!. If the fabric is stretched while being coated or permeated, it is obvious that the sheet II is wound. on the reel 18 in a stretched condition, and that reels Ii containing the so stretched fabric may be detachably removed from said machine "to a suitable drying or conditioning room for the desired drying or conditioning interval. It is obas to be not greater than the gravity pressure causing the fountain 54 to bear against the pad cylinder 52 so as to cause a bleeding or leakage of liquid adhesive around the edges of said fountain or a complete blowout of liquid adhesive at this P int.

As stated, my improved machine is adapted to apply plastic 'material to a fabric either to lay a surface coating in stripe formation 84 or in sheet formation 64' on the same, or to impress nate the fabric with spaced stripes of plastic ma terial =85 or with a permeatedsheet it. I have also explained how it is possible to change my machine from a coating machine into an per: meating machine by variations in the feeding means 60 and by varying t e amount of fluid pressure applied to the liquidadhesive to provide for the first time a machine capable of ap-- plyin in a single coat both'a permeated layer and a surface covering integral therewith. My

machine may be employed for coating or pererably in a solvent to provide when aillxed a pressaid reel 16. If it is desired to completely perms sure sensitive adhesive. Itis obvious, however.

that any other type 'of'a plastic material may be applied by my machine, such as any suitable type of thermo-plastic or thermo-setting material, or artificial resin, cellulose acetate, pyroxylin, Celluloid, paint, glue, etc.

Figs. 19-47 illustrate various types of articles comprising continuous sheets coated or permeated by my improved machine. I have shown in Figs. 19-25 an air pervious-surgical tape 222 comprising non-bias cut woven fabric coated with the spaced adhesive stripes 6t and-permeated with the spaced adhesive stripes 65 integral therewith by my improved machine, cut into suitable widths for surgical tape and having the edges 224 thereof pretreated against unraveling. This may be done by passing the sheet of fabric 53 twice through my improved machine, in the first instance applying the wide stripes 226 of normal latex in liquid form thereto. This may be done in either type of machine, in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-4 or in the embodiment shown in Figs. -8, by inserting spaced blocks longitudinally of the centrally inset portion 200. The fabric 58 may then be passed a second time through the machine employing the embodiment shown in Figs. l-4 to apply the narrow adhesive stripes M on the surface of the fabric integral wit the narrow adhesive stripes 65 permeated at leas partially through the fabric, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 24 being partially permeated through and in the embodiment shown in Fig. 25, said adhesive stripes 65 being substantially totally permeated through the fabric. It is obvious that I have provided a novel type of nonbias cut surgical tape having longitudinally extending warp threads 228 and the transverse weft or filling threads 230 with the latex impregnated portions 232 of the fabric, covering the exposed ends of the filling threads and the warp threads adjacent said edges to prevent them from unravelling. The latex stripes 226 may be cut to provide said areas 232 adjacent said edges. In making this fabric, enoughtension only is applied to the sheet supply means "it to keep the sheet taut up to the nip It and the sheet take up means it is only driven at a sufi'iciently greater peripheral speed than that of the pad cylinder 52 to keep the sheet in tension at all times between the nip iii and the tape-up reel it without applying any positive stretch to the fabric, either. between the sheet supply means HI and the nip M or the nip l4 and the take-up reel 13. This type of structure, however, forms a desirable surgical tape as there are open spaces between the stripes which permit the ready passage of air and liquid medicament to the wound bandaged.

I have shown in Figs. 26-31 an alternative embodiment of my invention comprising an air pervious and conformable surgical tape 23 3 to which the pressure sensitive adhesive employed in the embodiment shown in Figs. 19-25 is also employed in stripe formation, preferably with the coated stripes 54 and the permeated stripes 35 integral therewith. In this instance I preferably employ a conformable surgical tape'cut on the bias, both the warp threads 223 and the filling threads 230 running diagonally away from the edges, the respective angles of obliquity formed by the threads depending on the amount of stretching given to the fabric. This bias cut fabric 233 is preferably prestretched a largeportion of its stretchable amount up to its elastic limit before passing through my machine. In this instance I preferably apply a second stretching between the feed roll Ill and the hip 14 to open up the interstices between the threads so that they receive a large amount of adhesive and to insure that the fabric will pass through the nip evenly. A supplemental stretch is also preferably given to the fabric as it passes from the nip M to the take-up reel 16, all of said stretches, however, being substantially less than the elastic limit of the fabric. The fabric is then conditioned or dried on the reel I6 while in a stretched condition, the solvent leaving voids in the stripes so that when the fabricis removed from the reel it the continuous rubber stripes will tend at all times to make the fabric elastically contractible. Inasmuch, however, as the adhesive in the stripes is preferably elastically expansible, it is obvious that the fabric may stretch in use as it is being applied to a wound or other object up to its elastic limit, with the -elastically contractible stripes 63 and 55 so covering and permeating the fabric as to tend to return said then stretched fabric sheet substantially toits just previous'unstretched condition so that after it is applied to an object the fabric will tend to contract to tightly bind against the objectpthus if a bandage be employed in association therewith, firmly clamping the bandage to the wound and the parts of the wound itself together. In the embodiment shown in Figs. 28 'and 29 the stripes are only permeated part way through the fabric, whereas in the embodiment shown in Figs. 30 and 31, said stripes 65 are permeated all the way through.

I have shown in Figs. 32-37 my invention applied to a so-called commercial or masking tape 2% which is also preferably cut on the bias and prestretched prior to passage through my machine.' The fabric is identically treated as the fabric in the embodiment shown in Figs. 26-31, only it is passed through the continuous sheet coating machine shown in Figs. 5-8 instead of the strip coating machine shown in Figs. 1-4. This type of fabric may be employed in any place where so-called commercial or masking tape is employed, either for true masking in painting or spraying, or as a binder, reinforcement or otherwise. In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs, 34 and 35, the sheet '35 is permeated partially through the fabric, whereas in the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 36 and 37, the sheet 65' is permeated substantially through the fabric.

I have shown in Figs. 38-43 an embodiment of my invention comprising non-bias woven gauze fabric 238 which may be employed for bandages or other uses having longitudinally spaced intermittent areas til" of adhesive on the surface thereof and/or the similar longitudinally spaced permeated areas 65" which may be formed as single integral layers with the coated areas Ml. This type of fabric may be made by employing the rotatable feed rod M3 shbwn in Fig. 18 in either embodiment of my invention, namely the stripe forming embodiment shown in Figs. 1-4 or the sheet forming embodiment shown in Figs. 5-8; The attachment for continuously rotating said rod Me I haveshown in Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 9.

I It is apparent, however, that if desired such longitudinally spaced areas of adhesive whether coated, impregnated, or both, may be employed on the bias cut stretched fabric of the type shown in Figs. 26-37. In the embodiment actually shown in Figs. 38-43 I have preferably employed a gauze 238 or open fabric in which the warp threads 228, and filling threads 230 are widely 

